Rodney Said:

What are some good studying skills, especially for math?

We Answered:

Here are some study tips.

1. Have all of your materials ready and in the place that you are going to study.

3. Study when its quiet. No music, no TV, No headphones, no nothing.

4. Do your most difficult subject fist or else you may never get to it.

5. Keep a calendar so that you know when a project is due or a test is going to be given.

6. Vocabulary is very important. Words have different meanings. You need to know the meaning for the subject that you are taking.

7. Study the relationship of things. How is the topic that you studied related to the unit that you are studying?

8. Your textbook has hints for you. Many books have important words or phrases in darkened or colored type, make sure that you know them thoroughly.

The sites below are excellent and will give you many other ideas about studying.

http://www.d.umn.edu/kmc/student/loon/ac…

http://www.studygs.net/

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/checklis.ht…

http://www.ucc.vt.edu/stdysk/stdyhlp.htm…

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/succe…

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Carl Said:

Does anyone have good advice on how to study for a math test?

We Answered:

a) Do lots and lots of practice problems - get used to the kinds of problems you have to solve. This way, you'll be able to do them quicker on the exam...so you'll have more time to think about the harder questions and maybe even enough time to check your answers.

b) Don't procrastinate. If you need the test this badly, start studying at least a week (if you can) before the test...in fact, since you need it to graduate, even a month early makes sense.

c) Do at least half an hour of practice every day. Really helps to 1) remember how to do things and b) keep your math skills in shape.

d) Make review sheets for yourself of things like formulas, solution types, etc. It helps to look over formulas, and writing things down an extra time helps you remember them better.

e) If you study for several hours at a time, take short breaks in between to give your brain a rest. (Maybe grab a snack?)

Good luck!

Tim Said:

How difficult is the math component in Nursing?

We Answered:

Not very at all. Its drug dose calculations. Get a drug dosage book and start working thru it now. I did that over the summer and then began the class in august, and at my school we basically taught this subject to ourselves and I passed with an 89%. I hated math but if you did ok in algebra and keep going over it and memorize the conversions example:1grain = 60mg you'll do fine. But really if your stressing get the book now and get a head start.
Oh yeah and I don't know about other programs but for our class we were not allowed to use calculators but in the hospitals I see RNs doing that. And the class didn't get slightly difficult until we got to drip factors and drops per minute but you'll do fine. Congrats on getting in and good luck! :)

Laura Said:

My math skills are pathetic, only know the 4 basic operations, what math subject should I learn next?

We Answered:

You might try different math web sites that take explain each step in different kinds of problems.
Here is a good one:
http://www.aaamath.com/

By the way, not all math tutors are overrated. The only ones I know that are overrated are those that think they know everything and those who stop learning from their mistakes.

Katrina Said:

How can I improve my math skills especially in the field of algebra?

We Answered:

I'm afraid the only answer is to practise. You need to work with the concepts until they become second nature. At first you will battle through referring repeatedly to your notes, after a while you will wonder why you even needed them!

Make use of your tutor, ask questions, and make sure you really understand the principles of the problem; many of my students just like to have an answer written down, without wantig to put any thought into how we got there, then get surprised when they can't do it themselves. Algebra is a very big field though, what particularly do you struggle with, rearranging formulae, graphical methods, indices?

Can recommend the BBC bitesize web site if it covers the areas you need though.